Candy coating and decorating machine



- Mmh3o,.1926.

1,518,465 A. D. PANOULIAS .CANDY'ICOATING AND DECORATING MACHINE FiledJuly 21, 1921 v 5 Sheets-sheet 1 mm1illmnlummpl" x 1/ l 33% w 33.. 51 .w

'1,578,465 A. D. PANouLlAs CANDY COATING AND DECORATING MACHINE March 301926.

Filed July 21. 1921- 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 30 1926. y 1,578,465 y A. D.PANouLlAs 1 CANDY comms AND nsooxmn'ns MACHINE Filed July 21, 1921Sweets-sheet' 5 Marchl 30 1926. 1,578,465

A. D. PANOULIAS C ANDY COATING AND DECORATINGMACHINE Filed July 21, 19215 Sheets-Sheet 4 March 30 1926, 1,578,465

v AT D. PANoULlAs CANDY COTING AND DECORATING'MACHINE Filed July 21,1921 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 er Z j ArmH/vH/\ Patented Mar. 1926.

, jaUNrrf-ED fera-r E1s P ATENT *foieicn y ANGELO n.1 PANoULms, enJERSEY CITY, rnnsnxiessienonp BYaivtnsNnzAse sIGNMENTs',froANAYorrisa-n. Pence-mns..

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To all fw wfm if mm] concern y p. Be it. known that I, ANGELO PANoU-UAS, asuhject of the KingV of Greece, and a resident oi Jersey Gity,inthe county of 5 Hudson and State .of N ew.' Jersey, have iin-y vented anew and useful Candy'Coating and:Decmating- Machine, of which thefollowing isa. specification.

AThis invention relates to apparatus and machinery for coating anddec'orating can aniels, cream centers or `other oonfections Withchocolate -or thelike, and has orits object the, provision oi' adevicewhereby the coating can be applied in such manner as to-beuniform inthickness, evenly' distributedon `all sides, and'vwherehy theornamentation or decoration 'shall heuiiitorin 'and of a predeterminedtorni and in a predetermined position on the. finished article.v Otheradvantages ivillhe brought Vout more fully in the specilicatiolri heretoannexed audforniy ing apart hereof.

In the drawings: y. Fig. l represents a toprplan view of the machine;

Fig. 2 represents any end elevation ot the same;

Fig. Srepresents, a front :elevation ot the saine;

Fig. 4 shows an endelevation taken on the line oi? Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is afragmentary section ,on an enlarged scale showing aV frame and conteotion in coating position;

Eig.. 6 is axvieiv similar to Fig.`5,'shoiving if-traine andcontectioiis priortdthe e'oating. position; 1 1

. Figy is a sectional View o'itheA unloading apron", i

. 40 -Figz '8 is a sectional view Yof?thefnnloafdingapron.anditraines;`l l. l A Figi 9 vis a .section otthehlower'; Iand e'vv'H lOjis a .fragmentary elevation showing; a traine* in the dischargeand ornamentr ving position. .p l Y f Upon legs or other suitablesupports l is mounted. a' steainorhot Water chest 2, suitably connectedwith a source not s-up'piy through lan inlet pipe 3 Aand,overiioivpipes4. Mounted in the heat-ing, chest is asuitable `potI or container. 5,vin ivliiclrthechocolate or otherfcoating material vis raised `to the.proper melting. temperature. Y F or coin venience in dischargingoremptying,'this pot, an outlet 6, provided with a control scribed; the'ooatinglinater'al is kept/'iran Application mea :myv 21, 192,1; sei-iaiNe. 486,558'.`

valve 7, is mounted lat' thev lowei,i` portion ot the1pot:5.l j y j A'shaft 8 having(asuitabledriving-con; nectionQ-in vthel orinof ap'ul'leysecurely `fastened 'thereto .is mounted in hearings l0 secured in soinesuitahle'nianner'to"the steani' chest. 2. Upon thesha-tt 8.ivhichextends transverselyacrossfthe top ot the container 5, andrevolu'hletherewith, aremounted"y a i series of sprocket Wheels "ltVdri'vingsprocket chains l2, Which in turn'dri've a Vshaftiil mountedWithin'thelower part ofthe con# tainer 5j and provided Witha similar'series* ofsp'rockets." The sprocket'fchains are placed close vto eachother, the series exteriding across the pot# Securedto oneendo thelshaft 13'. is a ysprocket .14, Wliiclrdri'ves through a 'chain .15 aLshati "16 `inountetjl xvithinthe melting potthrough. a sprocket i7.Theshatt 16 has inountedfat.eithered tia-ngedpieces i8carryingpaddles'15)` action of." this mechanism` is as` tollow's':

i Power is appliethas. described, to thenpulley 9, which in turn rotatesthe'shaft 8 vand' its series` of sprockets 11 which drive the"vari#v onssprocket chains l2 in anl upxvarddirecjtionas indicatedA by thearrow' inFig; 4. The contents 'of the .kettle or pot" being agitated' bythepaddles .19, niounted'as- :de-

R5 agitated: condition, vwhich preventsfthe hardening thereof, and). atthe saine time itjis' carried to the.V point ot delivery. hythevarij"ons sprocketcl'iains 122. "It canloe. seeirt-hat they breakage of .oneoi" the pluralityfor"-'14 sprocket chains would. not in any 'greatdej-1` grec interfere' ivithfthe ainoiint 'of'v 'coating' 'material'carried upward to: thede'livery point".V Heretoifore, amongotherldevioes, cont'inuonshelts have been eniployedil'orithe 99 Jur oseof relevatine' the coatino yniateria'l frmnfthe kettle" of vcandy'`coating; machines, and in' theevent "of thefhreakage oi"l such helt,which extendedfroin 'sidey to side` yof heating' kettle or pot, theentire machine was thrownv out ot' Working order. 1

Mounted upon'the receptacle 5; andnear either side 'ofthe machine, areslides-V20 piifotallyseonred at 21jattheiriorivard ends to suitablebearings.22,-tlie1'ear.ends ofislich 'slides being' securedtoaT-i'rong,which rests upon. the sides 'ofthe container at and 25.ESecured to the ltop portio'n-f-Q` of the T-iron QBaiidt directly in:trent ott-lie chains 12"*vhere they turnV and'passtdown U0 in frontofthe sprockets 11, is aI table 27,

. upon which the sprocket chains 12 discharge Y is mounted upontheslides 20, and is prothe coating material, and over which table thecoating material-flows forward in a hori zontal stream 28, asillustrated in Fig.l 6;

A carriage 28() having bearings 29 and 30 vided with longitudinal strips31 and 32 securely braced by means of intermediate members "38.Thisvcarriage is capableof forward and backwardV movementJ relative tothe fixed table 27, and is provided with notches 34 and 35 for theaccommodation of a dipping or loading frame A, which carries amultiplicity of needles 36, .upon which the caramels or otherV'confections to be coated are placed. rlhese needles are relatively *Yslender and leave practically the entire bot,n

tom yof. the confection to beY coated, illustrated at 37, exposed.

In the operation of coating, the` frame A,

' Y which is composed of two end members 38 and 39 suitably braced andextending prac-v tically from side to side of the machine, is loadedwith lconfections and placed upon :the carriage, above described,whereupon the carriage and the frame are bodily thrust horizontallytoward and into the path of the coated arey entirely flooded andcompletely y the center.

both while lbeingflooded and after.

- horizontal flow of coating material, suclias illustrated in Fig.r 5.Whenthis is Vaccomplished, the layer of coating material which iscarriedup by the sprocket chains 12 and over the sprockets 11, flows down ontoand forwardly over the table 27 and onto and over a perforated platev40, which is directly beneath and slightly separated from. the needlesand their lcenters to be coated. The .perforations 40a of this plate arepreferably graduated as to size,tlie smaller perforations being towardeither side of the machine and the larger perforation's toward As thecoating material flows overthe plate 40 the confectionsV to be coatedwith the material, the overflow of the coating kmaterial passing throughthe `various perforations back into the kettle.

The plate 40is` on or a part of the carriage 280 and consequently movesbackand forth (with,V the carriage and dipping frame "A, toward and fromthe stationary table 27,`

and lies beneath the needles and confections plate forms an extension ofthe bedV of the stream when the candy centers are moved toward thestream, and causes the latter to advance and submerge the centers.l/Vhen the carriage, frame and centers are retracted, the plate holds acertainamount Vof Athe coating material beneath Vthe piecesA and, aidedby the vibration about to be rcferred toinsures the proper coating ofthese.

regions. The yspoons 52 behind the pieces sustain the latter againstYdisplaceinent by the stream while being flooded. The ele- Tliis Y vatorformed by the chains 12 byv virtue of its nature has an importantelfectupon the coating material, working it and' delivering it in suchstate as to produce a superior coating upon the centers. Y f l Y Tosecure a'uniform coating on the confection, to morerapidly get rid ofthe overflow, and to prevent air bubbles forming onto the bottom of thebearings 29 and 80.-v

As the speed` of the paddle ywheels 44 is considerable, a vibratorymotion is imparted to the entire slides, carriage and frame for thepurpose outlined. The loose or pivotalV mounting at 21 contributes tothis effect, though Ait will be understood that the actual range vofmovement is very slight.

overflowing sidewiseto toorv great a degree, disks27, are mounted onshaft.r l' Y After this coating process is completed, the carriage isdrawn forward'to the position shown inV Fig, whereupon, by mea-ns of alever 47 pivoted at 48 to a plate 49 secured to the sideY of the heatingvkettle and through a link 50, a transverse elongated nozzle 51 isbrought and traversed from the rear direct-ly over the coatedconfections, whereupon the excess chocolate or other coating material isblown off and the balance is ,uniformly distributed over the top andsides of such confections.

, T0` rre'- y vent the chocolate or other coating material VThe slotnozzle 51, r previously mentioned, f

projects downward from a rectangular pipe 53 extending entirelyacross'tlie .operating portion of the machine and en the forward end ofa horizontal duct 54Y of the same width, suchV duct sliding ortelescoping in an opening 55 of a stationary duct y56 mounted onthefraine of the machine .and

connected Ywith a source ofi-air supply. `At therearward end of thisduct56 is a rectangular closure member 57 adapted to lit within the orificeof the duct 54. 'Writh-tliis structure, it can'plainlybe seen that ywhenthe nozzle 51 is in its rearward, inoperative position the closuremember 57 1s introduced into the end of the pipe 54,'entirely *lshutting off any airy from the nozzle piece, and that upon drawing thenozzle and its lpipe forward the rear end of the pipe v54 is -opened anda lcommunicationl is established between-the nozzle 51 and the source ofair supply. j l Y crank foot lever 101 at the 'front'ofv the machine,rand suitable linkage 102 to v a `ratchet and pawl mechanism v103mounted onthe end of a shaft 104 in the upper part of the VVframe,carrying suitable sprockets 105y for cooperation with the sprocket chain88. One step upon the foot-piece 106 of the bell-crank lever 4advancesthe apron va distance suitable and equal' to the'space between one vrowof :confections deposited andv the next row. vWider spacing can besecured by depressing the treadle two or more times, as may bedesirablefor large pieces. VAs previously"mentioned, one end ofthe f apron 86 issecuredto' a block 87,while theother end is left free this isfor'thevpurpose ofV compensating for any inequalitiesin the beltiiig materialand for the purpose ofkeepingf such portions ofthe beltl upon` which theconfections are deposited smooth and free from wrinkles. This purposeisfurther accomplishedby a springpressed bar 107 mounted at one end of aboard 108, over which the slack of the belt is drawn. The loose end ofthe apron passes over a roll 109 mounted on vthe shaft 104.

y Avpiecc of partially circular section 110 is mounted` upon a receivingtable 111 pivoted -a't 112 in suitable bearings 113 mounted 111 is adoifer plate 1113.

upon a frame114 secured to the frame 84. AtA the forward endofi thereceiving table By ym'eansgof this structure, when the bar 87 vcomes incontact with the innersurface of the partially circular piece 110, saidpiece is lifted up vby such bar 87' and by virtue of the pivotrHQI-permits the bar to passV around the drum 100 and clear the 'dofferplate 111% rIhe dipping frame A herein shown is not new per se,beingcovered by Patent #855,-

A804 dated June t, 1907, toll). Panoulias, but as will'be apparent, isnow employed in VVa differentmanner and as a part of a ma chine whereinthe centersarefloodcd instead of being dipped. f Y

lVliat I claim as new is: Y

1.` In a machine of the character described,

the combination of lmeans for directing molten coating material in aAhorizontal stream, meansfor introducingaplurality of .caramels or otherconfections into ,said hori- '-'zon'tal stream, meansv for rem'oving'-the eXu cess coating material from the bottoms of said coiifections,together vwith means for ornamenting and means for discharging said Yconfections onto a receiving means. n

` 2. In a machine of the .character described, the combination of meansfor d irecting molten coating materialiiito a horizontal. stream,aloading frame carrying means for supporting aplurality of confections,said means being so arranged as to leave sub-l stantially Ythe yentirebottoms of said con- VVfactions exposed, a perforated platel carried by`said yloading frame, means for removing the excess coating materialfrom the bottoms ofthe said confections, togetherwith means Aforornamenting and means for discharging- Vsaid coated confections ontoanapron.

3. In a machine of the character described, a receivingv apron havingvone free end, means for smoothing said apron, together with means foradvancing said apron. v i

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of coatingand ornamenting means, of means for discharging a plurality of coatedandornamented confections ontok an `apron having one freeend, means forsmoothingsaid apron and means for advancing said apron.

5. In a machine for coating caramels or other confeetions withYchocolate or other coating material; the combination of, means forcoating a plurality of caramels or other confections, means fordischarging said'connv fections onto an apron, said apronV having oneend free,thev other end ofsaid apron being secured to a rod or the like,said rod being fastened at its ends to sprocket chains, tog-ether withmeans for driving said sprocket chains. Y

G; In a. machine( for. coating caramelsor other confections .withchocolate or jothei" coating materialythe combination ofimeans forcoating` ajpluralityv of caramels 'or'otl'ier confections, meansfordischarging said conl1-In a vmachine for coating caramels or. othercoiifections with rchocolate oi' other coating material r thecombination'of means for coatinga` plurality ofcarainels or otherconfections, ine'ansvfor discharging said confections onto-1an apron,saidl apron having one end free and the other end of said apron beingsecured to a rodor the like, said rodv being fastened atnits endstosprocket chains, means for .driving said sprocket chains, means forholding said apron smooth and taut, together with means forv removingsaid caramels or other confections from the apron onto a receivingtable, comprising a pivotally ymounted' table having a vdoffer platesecured at one end and means for swingingv said dofler plate andreceivingtable out of the path of the apron-carryingv rod.

v "8. In aV machine for coating caramelsory Vother confections withchocolate' or. vother coating material; the combination of meansvfections ontoan apron, said apron having i baza/165 for applying moltencoating material onto a plurality ot conlcctions, a source oit airsupply, a nozzle connected to said airsupplyf whereby said nozzleisclosed' in the inoperative position and open in the operative position,means for ornamenting said' confections, together' with means for dis.

charging said confections` onto! av receiving apron. A

9. ln a machine Jfor coating caramels or other con'l'ections withchocola-te or` other coating material; the combination of means foragitating molten chocolate or other coating material` in a container, aplurality of' closely Vspaced together elevator means, means fordirecting the moltencoating material into .a horizontalstream, means foradvancing a plurality of caramels or other contections mounted with allsides siibstan? tially exposed, means't'or vibrating `said conectionsduring and after immersion in the coating material,A together with meansVtor projecting a current of air onto" said coated confections l0. ln amachine for coating caramels or other confections With chocolate orother coating material; the combination of means for coating a pluralityof caramels or other confections, of means vfor vibrating saidconfections, together With a nozzle having a rectangular orifice andconnected Awith a source of air supply vthrough a rectangular pipe, saidpipe sliding in a' rectangular orifice and cooperating with arectangular plug mounted in said air chamber. o

1l. In a machine for coating caramels or other confections Withchocolate or other coating material; thecoinbination oie'means forintroducing a row of caramels or other confections-into a streamoffm'oltenlcoating material,A means for withdrawing 'said con- .ectionsfrom said stream, together With' means for simultaneously movingaplurality of airvr nozzles connected toy a source .of air supplyAthrough a plurality of round pipes sliding in round orifices inthe airchamber, said round pipes cooperating with round plugs mounted in saidchamber, during which motion air is projected on said con# fections.

Al2. A method` of coating caramels or other confections ywith chocolateorv other Vcoating material consisting of introducing of narrow endlesselevator belts therein for raising the coating material.

- centers le. ln a confectionery coating machine, the combination withthe kettle, olz a row of sprocket chains and' driving meansv lor raisingthc coating material.'V f

15'.' ln a` confectionery coating machiney a' finovable blower nozzleand means for moving the'same across lthe coated conteo' tions.

16. ln a'confectionery coating machine,v thc combination of a supportfor the freshly coated conie'ctions, 'a downwardly directed.` blower11m/,alel inovably l supported so' as `to pass across the` contections,and inea'ns lor reciprocating the blower nozzle.

17'E vln a confectionery coatingf machine, means for supporting and'means for snp-v plyingav horizontally flowing .stream Ot.'

coating material, a horizontally reciprocable carriage movable towardand away fromthe iront of the stream, anda supportfor the centers onsaid carriage7 whereby the centers arecarried into the pathoit andflooded vby a horizontal stream. l'

18. ln a cont'ectionerycoating machine,"

rmeans for supporting and-Eeans 'for supplying a horizontal stream ofcoatingmaterial7 a horizontally .reciproca-blev carriage movable towardand away frointhe front ofthe' stream", and a support-for the centers onsaid carriage, lwhereby the centers are 'carried into the path of thestream and flooded,

together with a perforated bottom plate be neaththe place., where thecenters Vare sup-` ported* and` 'which moves back vand. forthv With'thecarriage and support'.` i' 19. ln a contectionery coating machine,

means fcrsupporting and-,means for supefr plying a horizontal stream ofcoatingr ma# i terial, ahorizontally reci'procable y carriage movabletoward" and aniay lfrom, thejfro'i'it of the stream and a supportlor`the cenfk ters on saidcarriage, whereby the centers are carried intothe path ol'the streamand' flooded, 'together With means behind thesustaining the y.same [against the stream@ f i 20. ln aV conte ctionerycoating machine having avVket-tle or container forv the. molten coatingmaterial, an elevatorj or1 raising' coating material from thefbody ofmaterial inthe kettlecomprising a row of sprocket chains side'by sideand means for supporting and driving the same.

21'; In a confectionery the combination ofakettle orv container Vforcoating machine,

the molten coating,material,- a supplort'above the kettle forthe'centers to be coated, means" for elevating coatinginateiial.from thelietf tle comprising a Vrow of sprocket.l chains sideA by side withmeans for supporting` and drivingY thesame, and means. for flooding thecenters on their support with the material thus raised.l

22.1'11 a confectionerycoating machine, the combination of a kettleorcontainer for Cil ` the kettle forv the centers to be coated, means forelevating coating material from the ket- `tle cmnprising a row ofsprocket chains side by side with means for supporting and dr1v-.

ing the same, and means forming a bed onto which the coating materialfrom said chainsis delivered in a horizontal stream to flood thecenters'.V e v 23,r In a confectionery coating machine,

the `combination of a kettle, a horizontally reciprocable support` abovethe kettle for the centers to be coated, an elevator formed by aplurality of endless elements side by side,vfand a table onto which thematerial is delivered from the elevator in a horizontal stream invwhichthe centers are flooded.

l 24.y In a confectionery coating machine, the'combination of a kettle,a horizontally reciprocable support above the kettle for the, centers tobe coated, a bottom movable back and forth with said support, anelevator formed byV a plurality of sprocket chains, ahtable onto which astream or sheet of thematerial is delivered by said elevator', saidbottom plate being movable to and from said table, and means forvibrating the bottom plate in both positions.

25.. In aconfe'ctionery coating machine, the combination of -a kettle, ahorizontally reciprooable supportabove the kettle for the centers to, becoated, a bottom plate 'movable backand forth with said support,

elevator, said bottom plate being movable,

to and from said table,and means for ,vi brating the bottom plate invboth positions and for also vibrating the ltable and said support. e

- 26.111 a confectionery coatingv machine,

the combination of a kettle, a horizontally reciprocable support abovethe kettle for the y l I scraper bar mounted on the framework, and

articles to be coated, an elevator for ythe coating material, and atable onto tlie'rear of which the material is delivered from the top ofthe elevator in a' horizontal stream or sheet inwhich the articles whichare adivanced contrary tothe direction of flow are e flooded. f

27. In a rconfectionery coating machine, the combination of a kettle,a-horizontally -reciprocable supportV above the kettle for the articlesto be coated, va bottom plate Vwhich moves back and forth with saidsupplate port lying beneath the centers, an elevator and/ a tableonto'which the material is delivered V28. In a confectionery coatingmachine,

the combination of avkettle, a horizontally reciprocable support abovethe kettle for the articles to be coated, a bottom plate which movesback and -forth with said support lying beneath the centers, anelevator, a table onto which the material is delivered in ahorizontalstreamer sheet in which the articles are flooded,'the bottom plate whenin its rearward position forming an extension of the bed of the stream,and vibrating means. I l

29. In a confectionery coating machine, a support for the articles, adownwardly directed blower nozzlemovable back and forth over saidsupport, the nozzle having an air conduit, and a supply conduit orchamber with which the conduit Aot' the nozzle telescopes. V-

30. In a confectionery coatingfmachine,

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a support for the articles, a downwardly 'di-ff an air conduit, and asupply conduit or;

chamber with which the conduitoffthe noz-f zle telescopes, together withstationary means in the supply Achamber for closing the, entrance to thenozzleA conduit when the same is in itsk rear position. Y

3l. In a' confectionery coating machine,

a framework, a loading frame, a reciprocablev carriageV on the frameworkupon Vwhich the loadingframe canbe placed to `be carried vback and forthand from.v which' it can be lifted, a kettle, means for elevating`coating material from the kettle, means for receiving the elevatedmaterial in a rhorizonl,

tally flowing y stream or sheet, a vibrating and Y i' means for drivingthe elevator and for vi-V brating said bar.

v32. In a confectionery coating machine,

flooding means, of a vibrating scraper bar. v

on the framework over which bar to' draw the `loading frame withitsrcoated centers.

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